Finished! Glady's hooked piece has a very tidy back, too

 At the January meeting we each brought along a book we thought the others would enjoy. Gladys's choice was written by her childhood friend, who now lives in the US, and includes photos of them both in their heady teenage days -

 Lots of looking at books went on as they were passed around the table -

 ... and there was a certain amount of hooking (and knitting, and crochet) too...

'Hooked in London' Rug

Designed and hooked by Jill Izzard

Hi Folks At last my rug is finished, thanks to some wonderful weather which meant I was able to sit in my garden hooking today!
See you soon - Jill

My friend, Clare, has just finished this hooked rug using 100% wool.

The rug was made for the owners of 'Phoenix' a beautiful narrow boat.

I wanted to share this rug with you all - Jill

Progress made so far....

Hi everyone - I expect you are all too busy 'hooking' to add any photos or messages to our Blog?



If this is the case then you can check out the progress I've made since our last meeting on my 'lettering project'. I am not finding it easy to create letters but fortunately I wanted a 'hooked effect' so its a great excuse to have lopsided lettering!

Today I spent the morning dyeing yet more stretchy fabric for this rug. Vests really are the best thing to hook through hessian. I did gain permission before I searched through His Lordship's Wardrobe!

Happy Hooking - Jill

Sari Silk Shaggy

Designed and hooked by Jill Izzard

Hi - Here is my Sari Silk Shaggy rug...almost completed. I just need to add the binding to the reverse side.
I enjoyed making this although it left a trail of debris all around the house! Fibres seem to stick to everything!
It's too heavy for me to carry to Saturday's meeting so here is a photo instead.
See you soon - Happy Hooking - Jill

Rag rugs get trendy

"Auriculas" by Emma Tennant is one of the rugs featured in Country Living magazine in 2009. There are seven more here.

Coincidence

While looking at a friend's blog I clicked "next blog" and found this - it's on http://fromsherrysheart.blogspot.com, along with her other hooking projects.

Hi all

This shows a small section of a rug I'm making using Sari Silk ribbon.

I'll post another photo when it is finished...could be a while!

See you in a couple of weeks time...Jill

Another lively Hooked-in-London meeting held here today.

The Creative Hearts event on the ground floor was a bonus.

See you all on 5 March....Jill